Sumiko, who have been making cartridges for nearly 40 years, have announced six new phono cartridges, the outcome of a 3-year development effort. The new line will be premiered at the Munich High End Show, May 10th -13th, 2018.
Metronome Technologie’s Kalista brand are launching the DreamPlay ONE to complete their DreamPlay range. DreamPlay ONE is an integrated CD turntable and the French brand say it is more affordable than the combination of the DreamPlay CD and Kalista DAC.
Benchmark has introduced a new headphone / line amplifier with four 256-step relay-controlled attenuators and four 16-step relay-controlled boost amplifiers.
After two years in development, the all new Reference 160M (REF160M) Monoblock Power Amplifier is built like no other, looks like no other, and sounds like no other amplifier that you have ever heard, yet it is unmistakably Audio Research.
Last month we brought you the details of Italian brand Aqua’s new DAC module upgrade.
Bryston will be at AXPONA in room 496, to launch their new 24B³ six channel amplifier.
IFi have released a free update that adds support for MQA to many existing products from their range.
Clarus®, the cable brand that is a “sister” company to Tributaries A/V cables, is introducing its first-ever line of AC Power Conditioners: Duet, Sextet, Octet and the flagship Clarus Power.
The successor to First Watt’s SIT-1 and SIT-2 amplifiers is now going into production. Like them, the new SIT-3 uses a Static Induction Transistor (VFET) in the power stage of a simple no-feedback amplifier.
The new Innuos ZENith Statement music server builds on their ZENith Special Edition.
Pass Labs say that “we don’t change our products unless we feel that the changes are significant improvements over previous versions”. At AXPONA This year they are launching a new series of preamplifiers, the XP-22 Preamp and the XP-27 Phono.
Gayle Sanders, co-founder of MartinLogan, turns a new page in his prestigious career with the introduction of his new company, Gayle Sanders Eikon. The world premiere of his new digital active loudspeaker system, featuring the Image1 and Eikontrol, will take place in Rooms 742 and 744 at the 2018 AXPONA Show.
Muraudio has announced the launch of the new SP1 loudspeaker. Based on their Domain Omni series of loudspeakers and Muraudio’s high output continuous curve electrostatic technology, the SP1 incorporates many of the same components in a smaller, lighter speaker.
Atlas Cables has introduced the latest addition to its range of stereo interconnects – the Equator Integra. Building on the success of its predecessor, the all-new Equator Integra now utilises the same ultra-pure OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) copper as its higher-end siblings.
Italian brand, Gold Note will be at AXPONA 2018 showing their products that have recently become available in the USA.